QUARTERLY CELEBRATION OF LOCAL ARTS EVENTS IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD of JERSEY CITY

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-9:00pm Magnum Opus Studio 86 Forrest St, Jersey City, NJ 07304 Sound & Color: Jersey City’s Creative Social is a free 2nd Saturday UNTAP’D experience designed to bring artists, creators, music lovers, entrepreneurs, and the community together for an evening of art, sound, culture, and connection. Hosted at Magnum Opus Studio on Saturday, September 12 from 6–9 PM, Sound & Color is more than an arts event—it’s a space to discover new talent, exper

Friday, September 11th, 5:00pm-10:00pm Gallery495 495 Monmouth St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 This exhibition presents works by members of the Mithila Artist Association responding to Let It Not Be a Girl by the 14th-century Indian poet Vidyapati. The poem reflects on the suffering and social constraints imposed upon women while affirming the possibility of reaching “the far shore of this sea of conflict.” The artists explore and reinterpret its themes of love, vulnerability, resi

Friday, September 11th, 8:00am-1:00am Delicias Del Ranchito 54 Sip Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Step inside this vibrant, family owned and operated restaurant in the heart of Journal Square and enjoy authentic Mexican food lovingly prepared and served with a smile. On view: Tattoo Designs & Art by Daniel Guzman - September 11th through December 4th during regular hours of operation. Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible Wheelchair accessible via the main entrance on Sip Avenue Co

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-9:00pm Art House Gallery 345 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Art House Productions is proud to celebrate its 25th Anniversary Season. Founded in 2001 in response to the tragic events of September 11, Art House was founded as a way to help heal and connect a devastated Jersey City community through art and dialogue. Over the past twenty-five years, the organization has grown into one of the region's leading multidisciplinary arts organizat

Friday, September 11th, 6:30pm-9:30pm SMUSH Gallery 340 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 I Know What You Did That Summer: Art, Performances, and Social Hour with SMUSH Summer Residency Artists from the Recent (and More Distant) Past Friday, September 11 6:30-9:30p Free! Part of JC Fridays Join us for a social, arty evening celebrating SMUSH Summer Residency Artists from the last nine (9!) summers. They’re digging up and bringing in visual art, zines, readings, writings, and

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-9:00pm City Swipes Art Studio 78 Erie St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Try Your Hand at Art! For JC Fridays, City Swipes Gallery invites guests into its Erie Street studio and gallery for an interactive evening exploring one of art’s most fascinating—and challenging—subjects: the human hand. Artists Kelly Heaton and Carri Degenhardt will offer instruction and demonstrations showing dramatically different approaches to creating the hand, from carefully

Friday, September 11th, 5:30pm-10:00pm ArtForEveryone & ITA 682 Bergen Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304 ArtForEveryone presents COLLAGE EXPRESSIONS: Where Fragments Become Art, An Exhibition Celebrating the Art of Collage Discover a vibrant collection of contemporary collage artworks where colors, textures, images, and materials come together to create unique visual stories. Join us for an evening celebrating creativity, imagination, and artistic expression. Accessibility Wheelchai

Friday, September 11th, 12:00pm-6:00pm The Cannabis Place 1542 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Community Impact Room, Jersey City, NJ 07305 COMMUNITY IMPACT ROOM / The Cannabis Place @chillwithtcp 1542 Kennedy Boulevard @Gates Avenue >> The Gift of Your Physical Presence strengthens Community, brings Joy to our venue, where Your Spirit & Creativity are Welcome >> Presenting “BE RIGHT HERE!” original Artwork of ELENA DA RE * JIM LEGGE * IBOU NDOYE * LIZ NDOYE * MARIE TOUCET in various m

Friday, September 11th, 4:00pm-7:00pm Project Greenville 128 Winfield Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 Join us Friday & Saturday (and again for JCAST in October) as we celebrate the talented and creative people in our community who are 60+ (including artists, musicians, photographers, writers & more!) So much wisdom comes with age, experience and time to have honed a craft (or the courage to try new things) that this is sure to be a beautiful show for the audience and artists as we

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-9:00pm ARTS 14C 157B 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (6th Floor) Art Pantry 14C is a community initiative from ARTS 14C - built on creative reuse and shared abundance. Through donations from film, television, and creative companies, we often receive fantastic materials - props, fabric, paper, and more - beyond what our resident artists can use. On September 11, 2026, we’re opening our Art Pantry to the wider creative community to coincide with JC

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Dvora Hamilton House 255 Brunswick St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Take a self-guided tour of the main lobbies featuring a wall installation by Wendy Letven, and large-scale works by James Pustorino, Andrea Epstein and Bruce Halpin. Presented by Drawing Rooms and Dvora. Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible Please contact James Pustorino at 201-208-8032 with questions or concerns. Contact Phone: 201-279-5757

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Dvora Art House 148 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Take a tour of 12 floors of solo artist lobbies: New works by Greg Letson, Jonathan Ricci, with Tim Daly, Guillermo Bublik, Don Fortenberry, Jane Westrick, Jane Dell, Kevin McCaffrey, Eileen Ferara, Sandra DeSando, Jerry Gallo, Shu Tu, Jean-Paul Picard. Produced by Drawing Rooms and Dvora. Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible Please contact James Pustorino at 201-208-8032 with questions or

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Dvora 175 2nd 175 2nd St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 From 6pm to 8pm - tour 14 floors of solo-artist lobbies. New works by Glenn Garver, Beatrice Mady, Cynthia Egle, Sean Burns, with John Cerra Bud McNichol, Jill Hellman, Martine Kasmin, Jean-Paul Picard, Shu Tu, John Donovan, Stephanie DeManuelle, Anne Trauben, Andrea Epstein, Kati Villim, Eugenio Espinosa, Maria Pavlovska. Produced by Drawing Rooms and Dvora. Accessibility Wheelchair Accessi

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm The Oakman 160 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 From 6 - 8pm, take a tour of 14 floors of solo artist lobby exhibits: new works by Marion Held with recent works by Sunny Chapman, David W. Cummings, Andrew Schwartz, Laura Lou Levy, Pam Kalish, Tim Daly, Harriet Finck, John Hampshire, Oksana Lerman, Rochelle Rubin, Jill Scipione, Mary Judge, Bruce Halpin, Bud McNichol, James Pustorino, Mindy Gluck, Maria Pavlovska. Produced by Drawing Rooms an

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-9:00pm ARTS 14C 157B 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Step inside the studios of 16 exceptional artists and get a behind-the-scenes look at works in progress across visual art, music, dance, and more. The ARTS 14C Special Project Residency is a competitive, merit-based program supporting artists across disciplines. For the 2026 Summer/Fall cycle, we received more than 150 applications and selected just 16 artists to participate. Open Studios offers

Friday, September 11th, 12:00pm-6:00pm Mana Contemporary / Pierogi Gallery 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 FLAT FILES is an interactive archive and exhibition series presented by Pierogi in partnership with Monira Foundation and Mana Contemporary. Featuring approximately 300 portfolios of original works on paper, the project invites visitors to explore and experience the artworks directly—creating an intimate, self-guided viewing experience rarely found in traditional g

Friday, September 11th, 12:00pm-6:00pm Mana Contemporary 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Mana Contemporary is proud to be part of JC Fridays on September 11th, with open hours of the exhibition ECHOES, HRÖNIRS - The Three Titans: Artillero, Barloss and Jusfis by TLaloC. The three inflatable sculptures that compose this project are inspired by the hrönir, entities described by Borges in Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, where these objects are unstable forms of memory, languag

Friday, September 11th, 4:00pm-6:00pm Mana Contemporary 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Please join us at Mana Contemporary as we celebrate the opening of Before Identity Takes Form, an exhibition by Mana Contemporary Studio Artist Kota Onouchi. Before identity takes form, names, definitions, and meanings remain open, unfixed and undefined. The moment we attempt to describe something through language, it begins to take on a particular meaning. Onouchi’s work explores th

Friday, September 11th, 10:00am-10:00pm UFORIA Dispensary 138 Griffith Street, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Welcome to Uforia- where cannabis meets excellence! At our premiere local dispensary, we pride ourselves on delivering a unique and enriching experience to every customer who walks through our doors. On Display: The Three Amigos Art Show-featuring works by Daniel Guzman, Mariah DeBenedetto and Richard LaRovere. On view during during regular hours of operation. *Must be 21 with

Friday, September 11th, 11:30am-6:30pm Meow Mini Mart 57 Congress Street, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Meow Mini Mart is a destination uniquely devoted to cats and their humans, providing organic, eco-friendly food & products for cat obsessed people. Featuring a curated boutique offering handmade and one-a-kind kitty treasures, artwork and much more! Be sure to ask about their loyalty program, adoption events and animal rescue fundraisers. On display: Community Cat Wall - a fundrais

Friday, September 11th, 2:00pm-10:00pm DGA Studio 35 Journal Square Plaza, Unit 815, Jersey City, NJ 07306 “The Eye of the Beholder” is a deep dive into the concept of beauty and what it means to us. Beauty is seen, felt, held, sought out, recollected and judged. It is both costly and free, can be either prison or paradise and exists in the extraordinary and the ordinary alike. Group exhibition featuring multiple artists, curated by Daniel Guzman & Mariah DeBenedetto. On vie

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Gallery 14C 157A 1st Street, Jersey City NJ 07302 (2nd Floor) Join ARTS 14C for the closing reception of "The Fabric of a Nation", a thought-provoking exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the United States through the lens of contemporary textile and fiber art. Featuring work by fourteen artists selected through the ARTS 14C Special Project Residency, the exhibition explores the complexities, contradictions, and evolving narratives

Friday, September 11th, 1:00pm-9:00pm HDSID Historic Downtown Special Improvement District Grove St PATH Plaza 116 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302 HDSID presents the Handmade Market: JC Fridays Edition. As part of Art House Productions’ JC Fridays, Grove St PATH Plaza transforms into a full-day celebration of art, shopping, food, and music. Explore 30+ local makers from 1–9pm, and live music curated by Rock It Docket from 5–10pm. This event is free to attend, open to all ag

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-9:00pm MORA, Museum of International Art 80 Grand St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 The North Jersey Photographers' Exhibition, curated by Ray Schwartz, Tina Maneca, and master photographer Joseph Shneberg, is the second exhibition held at the MORA galleries, exclusively showcasing photographers from North Jersey. The selected artists represent a wide variety of photographic techniques, perspectives, and artistic voices, each bringing a unique and perso